# /v2/research/* is deprecated

Firecrawl API deprecated /v2/research/* without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Firecrawl API (api.firecrawl.dev)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: June 19, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/v2/research/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl/releases/tag/v2.11.0)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/firecrawl-api/breaking-changes/v2-research-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Call the same routes under /v2/search/research/ (GET /v2/search/research/papers, /papers/{id}, /papers/{id}/similar, /github).

## Firecrawl API's words

> The legacy /v2/research/* mount is kept as a deprecated alias.